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[4:18]
[snorts]
[4:27]
» Okay, there's 6:00. I call
the
[4:32]
March the 19th, 2026 meeting of the Owen
County Commissioners to order. Uh first
[4:37]
order of business, opening prayer. Would
someone like to do the opening prayer?
[4:42]
Dave, you want to hit that?
[4:46]
Father, we thank you tonight, Lord, for
all your blessings and all your
[4:49]
helpfulness. Father, we ask that you
would bless this county, bless the
[4:53]
people in this county, and guide us in
the right direction for the people in
[4:56]
this county. Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Amen.
[5:00]
And now for the pledge.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
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United States of America,
>> [groaning]
[5:07]
» and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with
[5:13]
liberty and justice for all. Thank you.
[5:20]
Okay. Um
for the public, if you haven't already
[5:23]
done so, please do sign in over at the
table.
[5:27]
And then, uh Sheila, roll call.
Sam
[5:31]
Allison,
Ronnie Warner, Here.
[5:34]
Davis, Here.
Okay.
[5:41]
Approval of minutes. So, we have before
us the minutes for the March the 5th,
[5:45]
2026 meeting.
Um just need a
[5:50]
motion.
Motion to approve minutes.
[5:53]
» And I will second that. All in favor?
Aye. Aye.
[5:58]
Um
>> [cough]
[6:01]
» claims.
[6:04]
This month's claims, uh
payroll, $323,767.27.
[6:14]
Regular claims, $234,351.17.
[6:20]
Out-of-cycle claims, which would be your
utilities and credit cards and our
[6:24]
Toshiba contract, is $54,742.20.
[6:30]
For a grand total of $612,860.64.
[6:36]
That's our claims.
[6:41]
Move to approve claims. And I will
second that. All in favor? Aye. Aye.
[6:48]
All right.
[6:57]
L Financial Monthly Funds Report.
Funds report in front of you
[7:03]
is varied. I went ahead and
took it through the end of the month. We
[7:06]
received some things in. General fund is
staying where it's 6,000,001.
[7:12]
Uh the others again pretty comparable to
what we're doing. The highway is
[7:16]
bringing in the money between the 76-73.
LIT is coming in in $107,000
[7:23]
a month.
Um we are going to need to relook at the
[7:27]
LIT and where we're at in balances. And
currently, there's 2.6 million in there.
[7:32]
However, by the time you take this
year's $855,000
[7:37]
budget plus you added the 600,000 for
the highway, we know we're going to have
[7:41]
to come back for additional
appropriation for the radio project at
[7:45]
the council meeting coming up. So, we're
going to have to keep an eye on that
[7:49]
cash balance and moving forward. And if
you can only count on $107,000 a month
[7:54]
coming in, you might have to to
break things down in payments. But,
[8:00]
the money will still be bringing revenue
in. It's just might have to be spread
[8:04]
out.
[8:07]
All righty.
Old business. Um Ellington Park. I just
[8:12]
spoke with Tony a little bit. I'm
actually going to let Tony speak on
[8:16]
Ellington Park because he knows
where we're at in the process of
[8:20]
separating the HOA and
and that road. So, go ahead, Tony. Sure.
[8:25]
Uh I've got somebody at my office who is
looking at it and has started the
[8:27]
process of getting that done.
I need some additional information from
[8:31]
the county, and I've talked to folks
just today, and we're in the process of
[8:36]
getting that. Once we get that, we
should be able to turn the documents
[8:39]
around and hopefully get them out. And I
need to know from the subdivision, you
[8:44]
know, we got to get unanimous, 100%
support to do it.
[8:48]
Uh so, that'll be the next step. So, are
We're moving it along.
[8:52]
Do they need to go ahead and start
working on the 100% participation? It
[8:56]
wouldn't hurt at least to talk to people
and make sure that that support is out
[8:59]
there. I'd hate to do this work and then
it turns out that somebody doesn't want
[9:02]
to do it.
>> today?
[9:04]
No. Okay. I will call her after the
meeting cuz she called me earlier and
[9:09]
let her know that they need to go ahead
and get working on the 100%
[9:11]
participation.
>> Yeah, I I just want to make sure the
[9:13]
support is there before we start doing
the work. Right. Okay. Good enough.
[9:19]
All right.
Um
[9:23]
Dial project review. I think the only
thing we have on that is
[9:27]
Did you bring something with you, Mr.
Keith?
[9:29]
Okay.
All this is is just some documents, an
[9:34]
information packet for all of you to
look at.
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» Turn that on, Tilden, and then state
your name so so that everybody at home
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can hear.
[9:44]
I think that's on, isn't it? It's red.
Uh right there. This one? Yeah. Oh,
[9:50]
there we go.
My name is Tilden Keith with Keith
[9:53]
Realty, and I was just bringing the
information packets in regards to the
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the ground that we was talking about
earlier.
[10:00]
Everything's in here, but it's basically
just information for you guys to take,
[10:04]
digest, look over as much as you want
to. My contact information's on the
[10:09]
envelope. Any questions that that arise,
I can answer any questions as far as
[10:13]
that goes. That's all it was, just bring
you guys information. All right. Okay.
[10:18]
So, we'll take it under advisement.
No need more emotion on this though.
[10:26]
I got Uh-huh, thank you. Thanks.
[10:30]
Okay.
Um
[10:35]
The other old business, we're going I
would make a motion to table
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capital improvements. Yes.
Uh all in favor? Aye. Aye.
[10:47]
Dave was second on that, by the way.
[10:51]
New business.
[10:54]
Um
Tasha from probation.
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Um
If you could come up, same thing. If you
[11:00]
could turn that on, make sure they can
hear you. State your name and then
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Natasha Pointer.
I just need approval for our Department
[11:08]
of Correction grant that we apply for
every year um
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for community corrections.
Okay. So, it should have been in your
[11:17]
packet. Yeah. And uh
I've read that over um
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and I'm I'm comfortable with it. I'm
comfortable with it. So, I'll move to I
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think we approve the grant. I'll second.
All right. All in favor? Aye.
[11:30]
Thank you. And I do need a letter
signed. I had put Sam's name on it. Does
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somebody mind marking his name out and
signing it?
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» Um
Thank you.
[11:39]
Uh you will need to um
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This is your Right. She needs to That's
your budget.
[11:46]
» Mhm.
But um
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» [clears throat]
[11:51]
» Yeah.
Yeah, there was Oh, I'm sorry. I was
[11:55]
She's got a signature sheet.
I made three copies cuz I
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» So, can Does she need all this or just
the top sheet? You can keep all that.
[12:02]
Okay. Yeah. This is the letter. I made
three copies of it cuz I didn't know how
[12:05]
many you guys needed, but I just need
one signed back by someone
[12:09]
that shows that you approve it. It just
So, just me sign it? Okay. All right.
[12:13]
Mark Sam's name out. Put a line through
it.
[12:18]
I motion to um And it basically just
said that you're approving our grant for
[12:22]
2017 and that it's already been approved
by our advisors. So. All right. So,
[12:25]
there's your signed copy.
All right, thank you.
[12:33]
Thank you. Thank you.
VFW Easter egg hunt. Would you like to
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come forward?
Just state your names and then we'll go
[12:43]
we'll go through this real quick.
[12:49]
Here we go.
I'm Sharon Barger. I'm president of the
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VFW Auxiliary here in Spencer. I'm
Stephanie Arnett. I'm a member of the
[12:58]
auxiliary.
Uh and what we're wanting to do, we used
[13:03]
to do this years ago. I don't know,
maybe some of you might remember. We
[13:08]
used to have an annual Easter egg hunt
on the square.
[13:11]
Uh when I got into being department, it
got let down.
[13:16]
So, and then the 4-H fishing team took
it over and did it fairgrounds. So,
[13:21]
we're wanting to start it again here for
the Owen County community
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uh to do a community event once a year
if we possibly can. That's our goal.
[13:31]
All right. So, we have your special
event form that's all filled out.
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» Yes. Um
I personally have no problem with this,
[13:39]
Dave, and I'd also like to waive the fee
Thank you so much.
[13:45]
» event application. I think the the
involvement in the community is well
[13:49]
worth
what little bit of fee there is on it.
[13:52]
So,
um
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It's for ages 2 to 12 if you want to
know that. Just so
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um everybody and there'll be flyers out
everywhere. We'll try to get it put at
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Babs and you know, everywhere that we
can so that people will know.
[14:09]
Yeah.
Um we'll make sure it's on the
[14:12]
uh Yeah, we got a little bit of grounds
work to do, but we're going to get that
[14:15]
taken care of before we get to that
point. But, you know, I really
[14:18]
appreciate it. So,
uh first will be I would like to make a
[14:22]
motion that we waive the fee for the
special event.
[14:24]
» I'll second that. All right. All in
favor? To approve? Aye.
[14:28]
And then to approve the special events
application for the Easter egg hunt for
[14:32]
the VFW on the on the grounds here.
I do have one question. Yes, ma'am. Do
[14:39]
we need to come back every year
[clears throat] to get this approved or
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can I just
Um
[14:45]
Do I need
>> Probably have to come back every year.
[14:47]
Okay. I That's what I needed to know.
Thank you so much.
[14:51]
» No problem. Thank you.
All right. So, I'll give you the sign
[14:55]
somewhere.
[15:02]
Back sheet.
That's the waiver.
[15:05]
Thank you. Thank you. We need to get
that waiver. He did.
[15:12]
Um
AECOM contract.
[15:17]
So,
uh
[15:20]
We've spoke with John Reeves
and the AECOM contract is the contract
[15:25]
to cover the testing on the Patricksburg
uh dump site
[15:30]
uh moving forward.
We had uh a proposal pulled together. Uh
[15:35]
IDEM has added a testing component that
we have to comply with
[15:40]
and currently
that application
[15:46]
Where is it?
Okay.
[15:50]
Option to that application
or that testing
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will be
I wrote it down right here. Option one
[16:01]
or option two? Yeah, there's there's two
options. Uh
[16:05]
the recommendation from Mr. Reeves and
um
[16:11]
with regards to the IDEM is option two,
which is 58,000.
[16:17]
They find it here. Give me the exact
number. Here's option one. Yeah.
[16:22]
And
there's option two, 58,676.
[16:27]
All right. And uh that is the option
that I would make a motion that we
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accept.
I'll second.
[16:35]
All in favor? Aye. Aye.
Okay.
[16:39]
This needs to be signed by the sheriff's
office and the health department, not
[16:42]
eight folks. Okay.
[16:46]
So,
[16:49]
All right.
Um there was a waiver release on the
[16:53]
back of that too that we probably need
to get to Yeah, that's what people do
[16:56]
anyway. Okay. All right.
All right. AECOM, we
[17:02]
motioned and approved for 58 6 46 or 6
676.
[17:13]
All right. Moving on.
Hm?
[17:17]
Are you sending them
Who's sending them the signed copy?
[17:22]
the contract?
[17:25]
Are you sending it to him, John?
I
[17:28]
I can. I mean Can you get it to him if
we gives you the signed copy? Yes. Okay.
[17:33]
All right.
We'll get it We'll get it signed tonight
[17:36]
and get it to him.
[17:39]
Okay.
Highway Department.
[17:44]
Come on up, Chad.
[17:48]
So, really the only thing that we wanted
to
[17:52]
do anything with tonight was the um
the CCMG bid packets.
[17:58]
Uh
We'd like to open them and then take
[18:00]
them under advisement. So,
can we
[18:04]
open those tonight? See what our bids
come back as.
[18:22]
First one is for
E&B Paving
[18:27]
with an amount of 975,373
[18:31]
and 80 cents.
[18:37]
» [snorts]
[18:40]
» Second one
[18:43]
is Milestone
and Milestone Contracting.
[19:05]
» [snorts]
[19:08]
» Total of 988,243
[19:13]
and 8 cents.
[19:16]
Okay.
[19:20]
Is there a recap on the roads that are
on those
[19:23]
on that front sheet?
Uh
[19:28]
Yes. Okay. I'd like to read that off
just so everybody knows.
[19:33]
Okay. So, those two bids that we just
opened
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cover the following roads.
[19:42]
Um
[19:47]
Chad, come help me. Okay. Do this.
It covers Got um
[19:51]
Looks [clears throat] like
Gos Lane Yeah.
[19:56]
Um
Fiddler Road
[20:00]
231 to Fiddler It's It's Freedom Army
Road in its entirety. Okay. Gross
[20:05]
Cemetery Lane
Uh
[20:09]
Tower Road from 231 to Fiddler
and Mitten Road from 246 to Newport.
[20:15]
Okay.
I just wanted to get those so people
[20:18]
knew what we were talking about. Okay.
We'll take these under advisement and
[20:24]
deal with them in a a later meeting.
[20:30]
HWC contract and road project bids
HWC contract was sent to us.
[20:42]
Yes. Um I believe there's also the Owen
County paving regulator for Little Flock
[20:47]
Road. What's that? Little Flock Road
We're not doing Little Flock tonight.
[20:50]
We're going to table that one and we
will open it at another meeting when we
[20:53]
got the the full commission here. So
>> Thank you. We're just going to hang on
[20:57]
to it.
All right. All right.
[21:06]
Excuse me.
[21:13]
Oh, you go ahead and open those?
Okay.
[21:16]
All right.
[21:22]
So, we're going to go ahead and open the
bids
[21:25]
for Little Flock.
[21:31]
First one is for P&B.
That one is
[21:38]
$215,879.
[21:53]
The second one is for Milestone
Contracting.
[22:00]
And that is for
[22:16]
$234,680.40.
[22:23]
Okay.
Same thing. We'll take them under
[22:26]
advisement, but at least we know what
they are and uh
[22:30]
Chad, correct me if I'm wrong. This is
for the damage done during the it being
[22:34]
used as a bypass, right? Yeah, the
INDOT's paying for it to be resurfaced
[22:39]
for the detour.
All right, and that's Indian?
[22:43]
Yes. Okay.
[22:46]
All right.
Like I said, we'll take those under
[22:48]
advisement and deal with those at the
later meeting.
[22:51]
HWC contract and I have that contract
was in our packets.
[22:56]
Um
[23:00]
I got it right here.
Got it right there.
[23:06]
Um
[23:11]
I've um read through it at least a
couple of times,
[23:16]
but I have slept since then.
So, I would make a motion. Let's see.
[23:27]
Okay.
[23:34]
But, I would make a motion that we uh
accept contract as written
[23:38]
for HWC
uh for our bridge inspections for the
[23:41]
upcoming
time frame.
[23:44]
Um first one to be done in November.
I'll second.
[23:49]
And all in favor? Aye. Aye.
All right.
[23:54]
Let me sign this one.
I'll sign right here.
[24:02]
All right.
[24:08]
Radio project, we will
motion to table until future meeting.
[24:15]
Second. All right. All in favor? Aye.
Aye.
[24:24]
Department heads and elected officials
[24:30]
Department heads?
Um And you did say that they've taken
[24:35]
care of you. You're good.
[24:39]
until the supervisor's office is ready.
Um we did become fully staffed on
[24:43]
Monday. We hired our Good. Excellent. We
have all positions filled and we still
[24:49]
have
Okay.
[24:52]
Chad, you got anything?
I need a couple more people.
[24:57]
We cannot keep going with 12 guys on the
road.
[25:00]
Right now, it's either work on gravel
roads
[25:03]
or work on asphalt. I can't do both at
the same time. We don't have enough
[25:06]
help.
Do you have positions uh posted?
[25:12]
No, we haven't posted anything. I didn't
get the permission yet to
[25:16]
post it yet.
I was waiting on the
[25:20]
all the time there, so
Okay.
[25:23]
We'll table that for right now. Okay.
Any discussion? We're going to have a
[25:27]
meeting next week anyway. We've got a
specific meeting for highway that we're
[25:31]
going to do, so we'll deal with that one
then.
[25:34]
» It's frustrating cuz I can't do both. I
understand.
[25:37]
» the storms that we've had in with it
I think I've said this to you once once
[25:41]
or twice.
Right.
[25:43]
» [laughter]
>> I think I've I've had this discussion
[25:46]
where you get a couple of people. Uh
okay. We'll uh
[25:50]
We'll get that one on that meeting where
we we're talking just about highway
[25:52]
department.
Anybody else?
[25:57]
Department heads?
Before we go to public comment, I do
[26:01]
want to say
for our veterans out there and the VSOs,
[26:05]
we do have a van coming your way.
Uh we purchased a brand new van.
[26:10]
Uh
>> [snorts]
[26:11]
» it should be here in a couple weeks,
what the gentleman told me.
[26:15]
So, it'll be nice. When we figure out
when it's going to be here, we'll try to
[26:18]
let everybody know and see if we can get
some veterans out there to
[26:23]
go meet with the van and meet with us
and so on. Uh Sheila had a good idea,
[26:27]
too, and and I I think it's a really
good idea, but when we go to brand the
[26:32]
to put Owen Owen County Veterans on it.
Um
[26:37]
We need to get with the different
branches of of the veterans here in
[26:40]
town. Uh you know, the different
Army, Navy
[26:45]
But, if we could open that up maybe and
make a contest out of it and have um
[26:49]
some local students
maybe give make proposals of here's
[26:54]
what, you know,
the uh
[26:58]
graphic could look like, something like
that.
[27:01]
Or the veterans themselves.
[27:04]
Right.
[27:10]
Yeah.
[27:12]
I'd say it's the veterans' vehicle. Let
the veterans do it.
[27:16]
What do you think?
[27:20]
I said, "Let's let the veterans do it.
It's going to be their van."
[27:25]
Make Roger go out there and paint it
with a paintbrush.
[27:27]
» [laughter]
>> We'll give you We'll give you some
[27:29]
markers and some crayons.
[27:34]
How's your How's your freehand drawing,
Roger? Is it pretty good?
[27:41]
It's honor guard's guard, everybody,
handicap. Take you to Indian. It It's a
[27:46]
very nice van. From the drawings that I
seen and everything and the VSO, he laid
[27:51]
it out.
[27:54]
You'll have earned
[27:59]
Right.
[28:07]
» [laughter]
[28:20]
» Well, you you got a new one coming.
Brand new Couple weeks.
[28:24]
And the the numbers that you were
talking about for people that need to be
[28:28]
in it was taken into account when we
went to get this one, so you should be
[28:31]
covered.
[28:37]
Well, I think I think it's five seats in
that now, if I remember correctly. It
[28:41]
had one ramp in the back to get in and
out with a wheelchair and it's got the
[28:45]
lockdowns and the seats can actually be
removed from the floor
[28:50]
then you know, if you need more room, so
[28:59]
But, we we appreciate any help we get.
You're welcome.
[29:04]
Okay.
Have I missed any agenda items
[29:09]
that you know of other than public
comment? So, public comment.
[29:13]
Yes, sir.
My name is John McKnight and I was here
[29:17]
last fall
about Barley Road
[29:20]
out there.
About what road? Barley Road Barley Road
[29:24]
Okay.
How terrible the whole road is and
[29:28]
which
Chad and his guys did fill some of the
[29:32]
holes and roll it, but
you drive down that road and it's
[29:37]
absolutely falling apart.
I mean, it's almost not even a road in
[29:42]
places anymore. And also
at that same meeting last fall,
[29:48]
they were going to replace the Byerly
Road sign
[29:51]
at 246
and Patrick's Road,
[29:55]
which has never been been put up. And
then that
[29:59]
drain
you were going to talk to the state
[30:02]
about fixing that drain.
>> I turned that over to the INDOT and I
[30:06]
haven't heard anything back from them.
The Byerly Road sign, I still don't have
[30:10]
the sign. I don't know We ordered signs
last week.
[30:16]
I think I ordered some. I haven't gotten
So, the Byerly Road sign's on its way?
[30:21]
Yes, it's just waiting on And INDOT's
you've already turned
[30:26]
the ditch drainage and culvert pipe at
246 and Byerly Road is an INDOT pipe.
[30:31]
Okay. I can try to make contact with
them again tomorrow, but
[30:36]
sometimes you don't hear anything back
from them.
[30:40]
Okay. So, I heard
that
[30:42]
the county got money from the state
again for doing roads.
[30:46]
For CCMG roads, yes.
So, is Byerly Road going to be on that?
[30:53]
No, it The ones we read off tonight are
the ones that are on that on that.
[30:58]
Um
So, is there a plan to keep fixing holes
[31:01]
on Byerly Road or
I mean, this is pathetic.
[31:05]
Absolutely pathetic. If you watch an
ambulance go down through there
[31:09]
and you wonder how the person on the
other hand that's supposed to get picked
[31:13]
up is going to make it.
[31:17]
We'll get them out there with the with
the patcher
[31:20]
fill them up.
[31:25]
I ain't been out on it in a while. It's
rough. Is it?
[31:32]
So, we'll see if we can get some
patching done out there and try to
[31:34]
smooth it out as much as we can.
We'd like to fix them all, but
[31:37]
» Oh, I know. I know. Yeah. I know,
believe me.
[31:40]
» [laughter]
>> But I just wanted to commission I don't
[31:44]
know if any of you has been down Byerly
Road all the way down there.
[31:47]
» Oh, he has cuz it's out in his district.
>> it's it's a dirt field in places.
[31:53]
We have a lot of roads like it.
There's a lot of people that's moved in
[31:59]
down that road. There's a lot of traffic
on that road anymore.
[32:05]
We'll get out there and take a peek at
it.
[32:09]
Any other public comment? Yes, sir.
Yeah,
[32:11]
my name is Matt Anderson.
You and I talked on the phone Yes.
[32:17]
You've got
bigger issues than my issue, but
[32:20]
nonetheless, quality of life issue here
regarding ordinances for dogs. Yes.
[32:25]
» And noise. I understand you're you're
hoping to go through and revamp all
[32:29]
that. Mhm. I just really encourage you
to do so.
[32:33]
Um
I'm just facing a dog issue. Dogs
[32:36]
roaming half mile from home.
The owners intentionally let them out
[32:41]
regardless of what the sheriff tells
them to do. Court appearances.
[32:45]
No uh fines or anything, but
just continue to be a nuisance.
[32:51]
Um
the the noise issues with horns,
[32:55]
spinning tires,
uh Lester Chapel, Rocky Hill Road, the
[32:59]
tire marks all of them down there.
They're just racing up down tearing up
[33:04]
the road. Have you notified the sheriff
on that? The sheriff has been out there
[33:08]
twice to talk to them in the last year.
Okay. And they still do it.
[33:12]
Um
But because of two weeks ago regarding
[33:16]
the dogs, and supposedly there's a
a um
[33:20]
electronic fence going in,
an invisible fence.
[33:24]
We will see.
But I just encourage you to strengthen
[33:27]
the ordinances
for the area. This is not only
[33:31]
We cannot be the only ones who
complained about dogs in the last 30
[33:35]
years. Um
But there's just a problem family where
[33:39]
they don't care.
So, there used to be something in place
[33:43]
to make them care.
Right. And uh when I talked to you, I I
[33:48]
thought the leash law was more stringent
than it actually is. It's it's specific
[33:53]
to parks, which was disheartening, but
um
[33:58]
and I'm told there's something else
we've yet to find it anywhere.
[34:03]
Uh and if we can't find it, it doesn't
exist. So,
[34:06]
um There is a state ordinance
um but I don't know if I can use it
[34:10]
effectively here or
>> I mean, it would take it would take
[34:13]
precedence over
uh our local one
[34:16]
» [snorts]
>> if it was in conflict with each other.
[34:18]
State would would hold you know
hold serve, I guess. Hold serve or
[34:23]
interpret. Okay. Thank you. Um
and I have talked to you and I'm not
[34:27]
done with it yet. I mean, if we
we're going through the ordinances now
[34:32]
and that'll be another section that we
can work on. Um there's there was a
[34:36]
really good piece on that very subject
in the in the UDO that got voted down.
[34:42]
So,
we will we'll try to beef it up, but
[34:46]
it's it's a slow process. It is. So,
and other public comments, I think Jason
[34:52]
» is Jason Ball. I am
apologize if you guys table is not in
[34:56]
here in my area like it used to be.
But I was under the understanding you
[35:00]
guys were going to have a list of county
roads that you were
[35:10]
going to open up for
bids for ditch work and meeting next
[35:13]
week, but
>> Next week? Yeah. Yeah. We're having
[35:15]
that's why we're having a special
meeting and we're going to take care of
[35:18]
that. Is the public is that meeting for
you or Uh it's a meeting for us and the
[35:22]
highway department.
>> Okay.
[35:24]
So, we're going to get our heads
together and figure out what we have to
[35:27]
do and how much money we can afford.
>> I'm sorry. I said we're we're going to
[35:31]
get our heads together, figure out how
much money we have, what roads we can
[35:34]
and can't do, and and we're going to
look at it, but we are going to start
[35:37]
tackling some roads.
So,
[35:40]
» I have to learn that.
I mean, we've I've got my list. I know
[35:44]
you got your list and Sam will have his
list. And then
[35:48]
once we look at it, we'll get bids on
it, and then of course, the bids are
[35:52]
going to push around what we can and
can't do based on the amount of funding
[35:56]
that we have to do it. So, um
>> [clears throat]
[35:59]
» we had hoped to we had hoped to deal
with that earlier. Um
[36:04]
But anyway, we're going to do it next
week. Okay. Do I need to go
[36:07]
Do I need to contact with you like bid
packets and Um
[36:12]
I would like to think we would have a
standard packet that we can hand out to
[36:16]
whoever wants to bid on it. And someone
sent put out a really good local
[36:20]
contractor that does that kind of work.
You were on the list.
[36:23]
Um
on Facebook and that that's a and
[36:27]
everybody was local. So, maybe that's
the list we need to work off of and we
[36:31]
can send these things out. It's really
>> want to stay local. Get in contact with
[36:34]
me at the highway department after we
have the list and I get the bid packet
[36:38]
drawn up. I'll make sure you get that.
Okay. I don't really monitor these
[36:41]
meetings, so I don't really know what's
going Right. I just want to get my name
[36:43]
out there right now and make sure you
Well, no. We we want to get as many bids
[36:47]
as we can because that that will drive
the price down just from
[36:51]
you know Of course. the bid process.
Plus, the more we can save, the more we
[36:55]
can do. That's right. Um but yeah, we're
going to we're going to
[36:59]
we're going to do that next week.
Any other public comments?
[37:05]
All right. Seeing none, auditor?
Anything?
[37:10]
Mr. Attorney, do you have anything?
Uh no, there's a couple of things going
[37:15]
on, but not
not stuff for our meeting.
[37:18]
Okay.
Commissioner Thomas, Dave, you got
[37:21]
anything?
I have none.
[37:24]
And I have nothing
to add.
[37:27]
I would entertain a motion to adjourn.
I'll second. All right. We are
[37:31]
adjourned. Thank you very much for
coming, folks.